A reasoned response

Authorities must prepare for monkeypox

The identification of India’s fourth confirmed case of the monkeypox virus in Delhi over the weekend has brought up questions about India’s preparation for another possibly deadly disease. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a “global emergency”. The differences from the Covid-19 virus in all its variants, however, must be clearly understood. It is far less contagious as of now, requiring close and lengthy contact for human-to-human transmission to occur. Like the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, in its early stages, it is currently seen in the West at least primarily in the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,